Fireside Chat I Kartik Talwar and Benny Giang I Future of NFTs with EIP 6551 | Pragma Waterloo 2023

Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 12:00 AM

Benny Giang, co-creator of CryptoKitties and co-author of EIP-6551, unveils the future of NFTs at Pragma Waterloo. In this demo-packed talk, Benny introduces Token Bound Accounts (TBAs) and the powerful ERC-6551 standard—enabling NFTs to own assets, act as on-chain agents, sign transactions, and participate in governance. Learn how NFTs are evolving into networked playable characters (NPCs), capable of AI-driven onchain actions across the metaverse and autonomous worlds. This groundbreaking session explores how NFTs go beyond profile pictures into programmable, composable, and truly non-fungible digital identities. 00:00 Intro to EIP-6551 and NFT evolution 01:07 Benny Giang introduction and history with NFTs 02:22 What is a Token Bound Account (TBA)? 03:05 Three powers of 6551: assets, identity, action 03:47 NFTs as wallets and interactive identities 04:27 AI-powered NFTs and NPC use cases 05:36 How 6551 fits the NFT standards landscape 06:43 EVM-compatible, multichain support explained 07:21 Prize tracks and hackathon opportunities 07:55 Live demo: NPC kitty with on-chain action 08:34 NPC sends NFT to another NFT’s account 09:31 Verifying the TBA interaction on tokenbound.org 10:08 Post-demo reflection with Kartik Talwar 10:51 How CryptoKitties started at ETHWaterloo 12:23 Why create ERC-6551 and not a new token standard 13:34 Making NFTs usable without solidity knowledge 15:16 Become, use, and interact with your NFTs 16:22 What can an NPC actually do? 17:35 Making NFTs about art and relationships again 18:39 What are Autonomous Worlds and why they matter 19:52 Dunbar’s number, object relationships & future AI 21:01 Visualizing social graphs and DAO participation 22:05 Call to action for builders to explore 6551 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇨🇦 *Pragma Waterloo* The now third edition of Pragma kicked off with a curated series of high-quality talks that sparked thought and discussion among attendees as they were storming into the Auditorium of the CIGI Building. Pragma Waterloo 2023 was an opportunity discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. Watch the full Pragma Waterloo 2023 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh7i8oFx5vCB9qTdadQqAjF0&si=NS2W71SteTbEs4T8 ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow CryptoKitties* X: https://x.com/CryptoKitties ✅ *Follow the Kartik Talwar* X: https://x.com/therealkartik Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/kartik ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _